Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) has been ranked in the top 0.5% of all scholars worldwide (of about 29 million ranked) by ScholarGPS. This platform provides rankings of individuals and institutions Overall (in all Fields), in 14 broad Fields (such as Medicine, Engineering, or Humanities), in 177 Disciplines (such as鈥
Sidath Kapukotuwa, Tara Nerida, Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published an article, 鈥淯tilization of the Multi-theory Model (MTM) of Health Behavior Change to Explain Health Behaviors: A Systematic Review,鈥 In the journal, Health Promotion Perspectives (Impact Factor: 2.4). The article synthesizes鈥
Dr. Irma Corral (Medicine), interim associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒, was recently elected as an advisory board member for the the Nevada Minority Health and Equity Coalition. The coalition鈥檚 advisory board is made up of academic and community partners that strive to champion鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) co-presented a poster titled, "Improving pediatric atopic dermatitis care: Online intervention in Mississippi," at the Children鈥檚 Hospital of Mississippi Pediatrics Research Meeting held in Jackson, MS on July 19, 2024 with co-presenters from University of Mississippi Medical Center.鈥
Ryan A. Wirt, Talha Soluoku, Ryan M. Ricci, and James M. Hyman (all Medicine and Psychology) published a study, "Temporal information in the anterior cingulate cortex relates to accumulated experiences," in the journal Current Biology. In this paper, they present analysis of neural recording data that shows that the brain tracks time by counting鈥
Alexa R. Dorricott, Abigail Dickinson, Allison G. McNickle, Kavita Batra, and colleagues (Carmen E. Flores, Douglas R. Fraser, and Paul J. Chestovich) published a study, "Trauma Laparoscopy: Time Efficient, Cost Effective, and Safe," in the Journal of Surgical Research. In this study, laparoscopy was observed to have shorter operative times鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine), along with Jagdish Khubchandani (New Mexico University), Srikanta Banerjee (Walden University) and May A. Beydoun (National Institutes of Health) published a study, "Depression is associated with a higher risk of mortality among breast cancer survivors: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-鈥
Kian Habashi, Sehoon Park, Alfonso Ayala, Jordan Miller, and Allison McNickle (all Medicine), along with Carmen Flores, Douglas Fraser, Jayme Ching (University Medical Center) presented a podium titled, "Improved Advanced Care Planning in Geriatric Hip and Femur Fractures," at the 2024 American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety鈥
Kaitlin Hock and Allison McNickle (both Medicine) presented a podium titled, "Bladder Injury Management at a Level 1 Trauma Center: Do We Follow Established Guidelines," at the 2024 American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference held in Denver, Colorado. Hock is a third-year medical student.
Paul Lewis, Allison McNickle, Sabrina Ho, and Logan Lee (all Medicine) delivered the podium presentation "Institution of a multidisciplinary rounds living document increases stakeholder buy-in for multidisciplinary ICU care" at the 2024 American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference held in Denver, Colorado. Lewis is an acute care鈥
Alexa Dorricott, with Abigail Dickinson, Kavita Batra and Allison McNickle (all Medicine), published the article "Trauma Laparoscopy: Time Efficient, Cost Effective, and Safe" in the Journal of Surgical Research.
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented an interdisciplinary paper titled, 鈥淟egitimizing Self versus Other Conflict in Digital Space: Analyzing User鈥檚 Online Comments about Afghan Refugees in U.S. Media (2016-2022),鈥 in collaboration with a Fulbright Professor, Maneesh Pandeya at the 3rd International鈥